Caspian Sunrise
PLC
("Caspian Sunrise", the
"Group" or the "Company")
Reserve
update
Introduction
The Board of Caspian Sunrise is
pleased to update the market with news of newly assessed reserves
at the Airshagyl structure, one of the two deep structures on the
BNG Contract Area.
Reserve assessment
SciRes, an independent Kazakh
consultancy retained by the Group, has provided its assessment of
the reserves attributable solely to the immediate drainage vicinity
for wells A5, A6 & A7 at the Airshagyl structure as
follows:
·
C1 - 6.809 million tonnes - approximately
49.0 million barrels
·
C2 - 4.009 million tonnes - approximately 28.9
million barrels
These reserve estimates have been
produced using the data obtained from wells A5, A6 & A7 on the
Airshagyl structure and do not reflect the full potential of the
Airshagyl structure.
The reserve estimate has been
prepared using the former Soviet classification system operated by
the Geological Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as required
under the Kazakh reserve reporting rules and has been submitted to
the Kazakh authorities in connection with the scheduled licence
renewal.
A similar exercise is underway at
the Yelemes Deep structure, the second deep structure on the BNG
Contract Area, where to date three wells have been drilled.
This reserve estimate requires the completion of the current
work at Deep Well 803 and is therefore expected to be available in
Q3 2024.
Asset
|
Operator
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Interest
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Status
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Licence expiry
date
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Licence
area
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Comment
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The Airshagyl structure on the BNG
Contract Area
|
CTS, a 100% subsidiary of Caspian
Sunrise PLC
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99%
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Appraisal licence
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4 August 2024
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58
km2
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Four wells drilled to
date
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Glossary
C1 reserves are those quantities of
petroleum which, by analysis of geosciences and engineering data,
can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be commercially
recoverable, from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and
under defined economic conditions, operating methods, and
government regulations.
C2 reserves are those additional
reserves which analysis of geosciences and engineering data
indicate are less likely to be recovered than proved reserves but
more certain to be recovered than possible reserves. It is equally
likely that actual remaining quantities recovered will be greater
than or less than the sum of the estimated proved plus probable
reserves.
Comment:
Clive Carver, Chairman said
"These new and independently assessed reserves, although based
solely on the immediate drainage vicinity for just three wells,
mark a significant increase in the Group's overall reserves, and
the Directors believe there will be more to come from the similar
exercise underway on the Yelemes Deep structure."
Contacts:
Caspian Sunrise PLC
Clive Carver,
Chairman
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+7 727 375 0202
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WH
Ireland, Nominated Adviser & Broker
James Joyce
James Bavister
Andrew de Andrade
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+44 (0) 207 220 1666
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Qualified person
Mr. Assylbek Umbetov, a member of the Association of
Petroleum Engineers, has reviewed and approved the technical
disclosures in this announcement.
This announcement has been posted to:
www.caspiansunrise.com/investors
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as
stipulated under the retained EU law version of the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (the "UK MAR") which is part of UK law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
The information is disclosed in accordance with the Company's
obligations under Article 17 of the UK MAR. Upon the publication of
this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be
in the public domain.